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Census of Population and Housing, 1990 [United States]: Special Tabulation Program (STP) 14A, Special Tabulation on Aging (ICPSR 6300)

Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

Summary:

This data collection, sponsored and funded by the United
States Administration on Aging, provides summary statistics on the
elderly population in the United States. Each data file in STP 14A
contains 483 population and 228 housing tables that present data for
all persons and housing units. STP 14A supplies sample data weighted
to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains
100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and
total housing units. Populat... (more info)

This data collection, sponsored and funded by the United
States Administration on Aging, provides summary statistics on the
elderly population in the United States. Each data file in STP 14A
contains 483 population and 228 housing tables that present data for
all persons and housing units. STP 14A supplies sample data weighted
to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains
100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and
total housing units. Population tables include information on items
such as race, Hispanic origin, sex, marital status, income,
employment, and poverty across a number of age dimensions (age 60 and
older). Housing tables detail information on items such as household
type, vehicles owned, mobility, self-care, rent, and home value across
a number of householder age dimensions (age 60 and older). STP 14A
provides data for each state (and the District of Columbia) and their
subareas in hierarchical sequence down to the census tract/block
numbering area (BNA) level. Additionally, data are provided for the
668 specialized geographic units in the United States called PSAs
(Planning and Service Areas) that are used by state and local agencies
on aging for service delivery purposes.

Study Description

Citation

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Census of Population and Housing, 1990 [United States]: Special Tabulation Program (STP) 14A, Special Tabulation on Aging. ICPSR06300-v2. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1994. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1997-08-15. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06300.v1

Universe:
All persons and housing units in the United States and
Puerto Rico.

Data Types:
census/enumeration data

Data Collection Notes:

The codebook for the Puerto Rico data is provided as a
Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed
by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using the Adobe
Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat
Reader is provided through the ICPSR Website on the Internet.

Methodology

Sample:
The data contained in these files are derived from a
sample of the 1990 Census universe who were asked more detailed
questions about items such as income, occupation, and housing costs.

Data Source:

self-enumerated questionnaires

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:1994-10-24

Version History:

2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 84 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.

2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 81 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.

2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 80 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.

1997-08-15 The data for Puerto Rico were added
as Part 72, along with a PDF codebook, and Part 81, Data Dictionary
for Puerto Rico, was replaced.